For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.
THERESE OF LISIEUXAbove the clouds the sky is always blue.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
-
-
Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Never stop wanting for your magic.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Even now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled… yes… the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
A heart given to God loses none of its natural tenderness; on the contrary, the more pure and divine it becomes, the more such tenderness increases.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
The science of loving, yes, that’s the only kind of science I want I’d barter away everything I possess to win it.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
The country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Do not fear to tell Jesus that you love Him even without feeling it. That is the way to force Jesus to help you, to carry you like a little child too feeble to walk.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
What offends Him and what wounds His Heart is the lack of confidence…Your heart is made to love Jesus, to love Him passionately…We have only the short moments of our life to love Jesus!
THERESE OF LISIEUX -
Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
THERESE OF LISIEUX